. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. mentioned under the name of "Wine Palm," but it seems likely that some species of Raphia are most used for liquors, some portions of these Palms giving a large amount of sap when tapped, and as the juice is rich in sugar, the sap soon ferments and may become strongly alcoholic. The best sago is produc
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. mentioned under the name of "Wine Palm," but it seems likely that some species of Raphia are most used for liquors, some portions of these Palms giving a large amount of sap when tapped, and as the juice is rich in sugar, the sap soon ferments and may become strongly alcoholic. The best sago is produced from the pith of Metroxylon or Sagus, the trees being cut down and split into segments for the removal of the pith, the latter being then prepared in a rough granulated form for export. Sago is also procured from Caryota and some other species, but the prod- uct is not equal to that of Metroxylon. The so - called whale - bone brooms frequentlyused in stables and for street- cleaning are mostly made from Piassaba ( or Pia^raba } fiber, this being gathered from around the base of plants of Attaleas, mostly A. funifera. The Attaleas also produce large seeds or nuts, those of A. funifera being known as Coquilla nuts, and quite largely used for ornamental purposes, being very hard and capable of receiv- ing a fine polish. Many small articles are manu- factured from vegetable ivory, this being had from the nuts of Pliyteleplias macrocarpa, a singular Palm from South America, bearing a large fruit in which are contained from 6 to 9 of the ivory nuts, the plant itself having a short and sometimes creeping stem from which pro- ceeds a noble head of pinnate fronds that are frequently 15-20 ft. in length. The seeds otAreca Gatecliu, after i^reparation with lime and the leaves of the pepper-plant, become the betel nut of the East Indies, so much used by the natives of that portion of the world as a mild stimulant. The Cabbage Palm of the West Indies is JSuterpe oleracea, the smooth and
Size: 858px × 2913px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthor, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjectgardening
